Units of the New People’s Army (NPA) reported armed actions mounted against Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units and its intelligence agents in recent weeks. In Camarines Sur, the NPA-West Camarines Sur (Norben Gruta Command) detonated an explosive at a CAFGU detachment in Barangay Mabini, Del Gallego on October 25. The military action was […]
UP Visayas walkout. Over 600 students of UP Visayas marched on campus in Miag-ao, Iloilo on November 15 to deliver their grievances and demands to the university administration. Various groups, organizations, and councils participating in the march chanted: “Do better UPV!” The action coincided with the commemoration of National Students’ Day on November 17. […]
Pangolin, 22, graduated with a degree in BA Communications from a private university in Southern Tagalog in July. She studied hard for four years to become a photojournalist. Five months after marching to receive her diploma, she remains unemployed. To make ends meet, she takes on “commissioned” jobs and works twice a week as a […]
The latest official report of the United Nations secretary general on the situation of children and armed conflict in the Philippines reflect a mere fraction of the crimes of the Philippine government and its armed forces. The report blatantly whitewashes the bloody record of the former Duterte regime and the current Marcos regime. The report […]
Residents of Barangay Sulitan, Catubig, Northern Samar firmly assert that Jerick Jugal, among those the 20th IB claimed to have killed in a series of armed encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Catubig town on November 5, was a civilian. They called for an investigation and justice for the victim’s killing. Jugal’s neighbor […]
THE NEW PEOPLE’S Army-Camarines Norte (Armando Catapia Command) strongly condemned 16th IB soldiers for raping at least three women the province in recent months. One of the victims was a 21-year-old woman from Barangay Bagong Silang 3. She said she was alone in her house when three 16th IB soldiers arrived in September. One of […]
Negros courts acquitted nine political prisoners arrested by state forces in 2019 and 2022 on criminal charges. The court ordered the police to release the victims from their illegal detention. On November 18, the charges of murder and frustrated murder against Pastor Jimie Teves, Jodito Montesino, Jaypee Romano, Jasper Aguyong, Rogen Sabanal, Eliseo Andres, and […]
If only the relatives of the victims of the fake war on drugs could, they would have confronted Rodrigo Duterte when he faced the congressional hearing. The families were seething with anger at his casual defense of the killings, insistence that all victims of the fake war were “criminals,” and gross lack of remorse for […]
Sa muling pag-upo ni Donald Trump sa imperyalistang trono bilang ika-47 presidente ng United States dala niya ang banta ng lalong malalaking gera sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, kaakibat ng lalong pagbulusok ng kabuhayan ng mamamayang Amerikano at ng lumalakas na pagbaling sa pasismo ng reaksyunaryong estado ng US. Nang unang maupo sa kapangyarihan […]